"The government will provide the army with all military means necessary to combat the M23 and put an end to the war in North Kivu." --Congolese Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo, June 7, in Bunagana

About Me

David grew up in Ibadan, Abidjan, and Montreal. He is based in Kinshasa where he works on a public health project. He has published articles and essays on the Congo in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, The New Republic, Dissent, and elsewhere.